We do love you…

I’ve been giving Truman a hard time on the bloggie lately. He deserves a little break for this kiddo is really special. He’s learning (often the hard way) – aren’t we all?! But he is a sweet kid. I love when he comes and lays by me in bed. He’s so serious, but often I can get him to laugh. I love when he’s snuggly when he just wakes up and will sit on my lap for a while. I love when he wants to dance to cello wars. I love when he wants to watch “pets. save ming-ming.” His voice is so cute. I love that he’s so skinny. He’s a cute little person. Right now his hair is long and so it pokes out in all directions. Today was a relaxed day at home (like most of our winter days). He picked his own shirt which was a white undershirt. Then we had popsicles for a mid-morning snack. He thoroughly enjoyed his creamsicle though you can see most ended up on his shirt. Later we had s’mores for after-school snacks. He carefully watched how Abe held and ate his, and then Tru followed his example. He ate it all and had a good wash afterwards. Tru’s a good kid. I think he’ll be a great leader someday. He’s a little serious, intent, and full of purpose… yes, he needs oodles of guidance to channel his energy and smarts… but he’ll get there.. yes, he will.

Now Max… he’s a character… a cute character though. On Sunday he was so excited for the Smith fam to come over and very seriously – for 4 hours, asked at least every 5 minutes if it was time for them to come. Jimmy was incredibly patient answering his questions. Max is obsessed with what time it is though he doesn’t understand the concept of minutes/hours. He’s cute though. Yesterday I laid down by him in quiet time. He snuggled up and put his face so close to mine with noses touching. He squinted his eyes (to be charming) and gave me a big closed-mouth smile. It was so darling. He is a happy child.

This has been our week. Tru and Max end up wrestling or running around or swinging stuffed animals at each other. They seem to enjoy themselves until ‘someone gets their eye poked out.’ The other day Abe, Max, and Tru were rough-housing upstairs. I decided we need to build a sturdier home with strong walls, floor/ceiling, with lots of insulation so nobody else will feel the house shake with all that noise. Boys are sure interesting people. They show love to each other in creative ways!